#B23AB8#B23AB8

#B23AB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.211 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23AB8
RGB	rgb(178, 58, 184)
HSL	hsl(297, 52%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(297, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 63.58, -42.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 76.52, 326.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.1745 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.211 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.5243, 15.9536, 46.9151)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23AB8 #40B83A

analogous

#733AB8 #B23AB8 #B83A7F

triadic

#B23AB8 #B8B23A #3AB8B2

tetradic

#B23AB8 #B8733A #40B83A #3A7FB8

square

#B23AB8 #B8733A #40B83A #3A7FB8

split-complementary

#B23AB8 #7FB83A #3AB873

monochromatic

#581D5B #852B89 #B23AB8 #C862CD #D890DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#B23AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#B23AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23AB8

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23AB8	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2066BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5574B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.211 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7ace',
    500: '#b23ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23ab8;
$custom-light: #cd7ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.143,
    "s": 52.066,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56981,
    "c": 0.21079,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23AB8

secondary

#8AC787

accent

#DC4C53

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23AB8

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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